With Christmas approaching, this week’s local freebie paper, as
expected, is full of ads with a Holiday theme. As I’ve mentioned
before, they always feature a Bible verse along with some of the most
insensitive promotions imaginable. During the Fall (pun intended)
hunting season, articles on how to ambush God’s creatures and other
such advice for the hard-of-heart abound.

This week’s issue features a lengthy article on maintaining a “clean
holiday kitchen” that goes on and on about cross-contamination, food
poisoning, food safety, and disinfecting “surfaces and utensils that
have come in contact with raw foods, including fish, meat or poultry,
before using them to prepare fresh foods like salads and fruit
desserts.” You get the picture! But obviously they don’t, otherwise they
would simply tell the truth – to stop eating animal parts and secretions
– instead of assuming that carnivorous eating is the only choice
available.

In the same paper, on another page, there is a banner with the words
“A Season For Peace” with a picture of a lion lying down with a lamb, as
well as one of a dove! Obviously, they just don’t choose to make the
connection; it’s just empty words and hypocrisy.

"Joyful Curmudgeon"
An oxymoron?
No! I see all the beauty of God's creation and I'm joyful. At the
same time, I see all the suffering and corruption going on in the
world, and feel called to help expose and end it so that we may have true
peace and compassion.